Orientalism and the Postcolonial Predicament
Subtitle: Perspectives on South Asia (Series in Contemporary Ethnography)
Contributors: Peter Van Der Veer (Editor)
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: September 1993
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 355
ISBN-13: 9780812231687
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history; Cultural studies; Media studies; Public opinion & polls; History - General History; Culture; Public Opinion; Study and teaching; Sociology; India; Asia - India & South Asia; Congresses; Foreign public opinion, Occide; Foreign public opinion, Occidental; South Asia
First sentence: Western theories of Asia reflect, to an important extent; power relations between western and Asian societies, and this connection calls for critical reflection.